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The Clinch

-- “Ninja” 2001-2009 · 38 rounds on file

Murilo Rua

8-10-0 W-L-D in this database

No photograph on file
Strike accuracy 511/1,117
Takedown accuracy 27/59
Sig. strikes / round 13.4
Control / round 0:00
Inside the distance 75% 6 of 8 wins
Height
5′11″180.3 cm
Reach
--
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
4622 MAY 1980
Listed weight
185 lb83.9 kg
Positional Controller Automatically assigned from data across 18 fights - 4.7 takedown attempts per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 9 3-6-0 vs 1527 avg
Positional Controller 7 3-4-0
Submission Grappler 2 0-2-0
Hybrid 4 2-2-0 vs 1527 avg
Well-Rounded 4 2-2-0
Striking 2 0-2-0 vs 1545 avg
Pressure Striker 2 0-2-0
-- Not classified 3 3-0-0 vs 1475 avg

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 9 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

24 SEP 2001 - beat Daijiro Matsui · Technical Knockout 03 NOV 2001 - lost to Dan Henderson · Decision (Split) 23 DEC 2001 - beat Alex Andrade · Decision (Unanimous) 28 APR 2002 - beat Mario Sperry · Decision (Unanimous) 24 NOV 2002 - lost to Ricardo Arona · Decision (Unanimous) 23 DEC 2002 - lost to Kevin Randleman · Technical Knockout 31 DEC 2003 - beat Akira Shoji · Technical Knockout 01 FEB 2004 - beat Alexander Otsuka · Submission 25 APR 2004 - lost to Sergei Kharitonov · Technical Knockout 20 FEB 2005 - lost to Quinton Jackson · Decision (Split) 23 OCT 2005 - beat Murad Chunkaiev · Submission 02 APR 2006 - lost to Paulo Filho · Decision (Unanimous) 04 JUN 2006 - lost to Denis Kang · Technical Knockout 22 JUN 2007 - beat Joey Villasenor · Technical Knockout 15 SEP 2007 - lost to Robbie Lawler · Technical Knockout 14 JUN 2008 - beat Tony Bonello · Technical Knockout 04 OCT 2008 - lost to Benji Radach · Technical Knockout 05 APR 2009 - lost to Riki Fukuda · Decision (Unanimous)

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 38 rounds across 18 of 18 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 13.4
Sig. strikes absorbed 10.0
Takedowns landed 0.7
Knockdowns 0.1
Sub. attempts 0.4
Control time 0:00 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 46% 511/1,117
Takedowns 46% 27/59
Opponents’ accuracy 46% 380/818

Where the strikes land

Head 54% 276
Body 31% 157
Leg 15% 78

And from where

At distance 35% 178
In the clinch 27% 138
On the ground 38% 195

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 4 won Technical Knockout · 4-5
Submission 2 won Submission · 2-0
Decision 2 won Decision (Unanimous) · 2-3 Decision (Split) · 0-2

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
05 APR 2009 Riki Fukuda Lost Decision (Unanimous) R2 5:00 44 32 DREAM 8: Welterweight Grand Prix 2009 1st Round
04 OCT 2008 Benji Radach Lost Technical Knockout R2 2:31 21 30 EliteXC - Heat
14 JUN 2008 Tony Bonello Won Technical Knockout R1 3:15 41 2 EliteXC - Return of the King
15 SEP 2007 Robbie Lawler Lost Technical Knockout R3 2:04 51 53 EliteXC - Uprising
22 JUN 2007 Joey Villasenor Won Technical Knockout R2 1:05 23 19 Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Baroni
04 JUN 2006 Denis Kang Lost Technical Knockout R1 0:15 0 9 PRIDE Bushido 11
02 APR 2006 Paulo Filho Lost Decision (Unanimous) R2 5:00 4 30 PRIDE Bushido 10
23 OCT 2005 Murad Chunkaiev Won Submission R1 3:31 12 3 PRIDE 30: Fully Loaded
20 FEB 2005 Quinton Jackson Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 43 46 PRIDE 29: Fists Of Fire
25 APR 2004 Sergei Kharitonov Lost Technical Knockout R1 4:14 16 43 PRIDE Total Elimination 2004
01 FEB 2004 Alexander Otsuka Won Submission R1 5:25 14 2 PRIDE 27: Inferno
31 DEC 2003 Akira Shoji Won Technical Knockout R1 2:24 9 0 PRIDE Shockwave 2003
23 DEC 2002 Kevin Randleman Lost Technical Knockout R3 0:20 11 13 PRIDE 24: Cold Fury 3
24 NOV 2002 Ricardo Arona Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 19 23 PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2
28 APR 2002 Mario Sperry Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 48 21 PRIDE 20: Armed and Ready
23 DEC 2001 Alex Andrade Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 52 4 PRIDE 18: Cold Fury 2
03 NOV 2001 Dan Henderson Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 56 34 PRIDE 17: Championship Chaos
24 SEP 2001 Daijiro Matsui Won Technical Knockout R3 0:51 47 16 PRIDE 16: Beasts from the East